Sailors raise the flag as the USNS Spearhead docks at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story on Tuesday morning. Following a brief maintenance layover, the joint high speed vessel will continue its mission in the Caribbean and South America.

Sailors raise the flag as the USNS Spearhead docks at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story on Tuesday morning. Following a brief maintenance layover, the joint high speed vessel will continue its mission in the Caribbean and South America. (Kaitlin McKeown / Daily Press)